books about: northeast

books about: northeast

books:

Northeast

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

Bill Bryson

Anchor, 2006

Awesome
Bill Bryson is LOL square LOL funny. Nobody,i mean nobody, writes travelogues like Bill(can i call you Bill, Mr.Bryson?). A Walk in the Woods is an account of Bryson's 2000+ mile hike of the Appalachian Trail with his friend Katz. Katz makes for interesting company and ...

Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14

Chip Wood

Northeast Foundation for Children, 2007

Useful & Insightful
This book provides a useful "snapshot" of child development, year by year. The author's love and understanding of children truly shines through as he discusses the strengths and weaknesses of each age. The book is concise and easy-to-use, and has become one of the ...

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Official Guides to the Appalachian Trail)

Bill Bryson

Broadway, 1999

A Walk in the Woods
Having spent many nights on the AT and the surrounding towns I found this book delightful. It's full of great snapshots of life under the canopy, trudging up and down the muddy trail, encountering people who seems equally strange to you as you do to them. Bryson ...

Not For Tourists Guide 2009 to New York City (Not for Tourists: New York City)

Jane Pirone

Not for Tourists, 2008

NYC A&E Recommends
From nycartsandentertainment.com What attracted me first to the Not For Tourists Guide to New York City (2009 now on-sale) was, frankly, protecting my status as a New Yorker. OK, so I'm a transplant and maybe on permanently shaky ground, but nonetheless here 20 years ...

Chanterelle: The Story and Recipes of a Restaurant Classic

David Waltuck, Andrew Friedman

Taunton, 2008

THE MOST GORGEOUS COOKBOOK EVER
Some cookbooks are made to be stared at, some are made to be used. The amazing thing about David Waltuck's fantastic, gorgeous, breathtaking new cookbook, CHANTERELLE, is that every single recipe works and is simple and so delicious that no matter what your skill ...

The Best Things to Do in New York City: 1001 Ideas

Caitlin Leffel, Jacob Lehman

Universe, 2006

NY
This is one of the best guide of NYC that I ever used. If you plan to visit NYC, you have to buy it. You can find good restaurants, great tips and a lot of unique and uncrowded places to visit.

Zagat 2009 New York City Restaurants (Zagatsurvey: New York City Restaurants)

Zagat Survey, 2008

Zagat
Great product and price. We use this all the time when choosing restaurants in NYC

Streetwise Manhattan Laminated City Street Map

Streetwise Maps

Streetwise Maps, 2009

The only map you'll need!
my boyfriend and I recently spent 6 days in New York and we used this map every single day! we took the map with us so we knew which subways to take to get us where we wanted to go and all of the major tourist sites are printed on the map already. We were even able ...

Frommer's New York City 2009 (Frommer's Complete)

Brian Silverman

Frommers, 2008

Mostly accurate and helpful
This is a very good basic guide to New York City. It has a well-considered selection of sights, including several small yet worthwhile museums, a number of important architectural highlights, and some must-see outer borough attractions. The hotel list is useful and ...

The North End Italian Cookbook, 5th

Marguerite DiMino Buonopane

Globe Pequot, 2004

Italian American at Its Best
I know that Italian American cooking is out of style, but it still puts a smile on my families face. My brothers, our wives and children rave when I cook Ma's food. But I have a secret, I don't cook Ma's food. She was unfortunately, gone before I got her recipes. I ...

Fodor's New York City 2009 (Full-Color Gold Guides)
Fodor's

Fodor's, 2008

Editorial Review Excerpt from New York Times 10/12/08 You may think of Fodor?s as dependably bland, but its ?New York City 2009? (Fodor?s Travel, 552 pages, $18.95) is the can?t-go-wrong choice for just about any first-timer to the Big Apple. First, it?s beautiful ? great layout, nice maps, easy-to-read font on thick paper. And design matters ...

The First Six Weeks of School (Strategies for Teachers Series, 2)

Paula Denton, Roxann Kriete

Northeast Foundation for Children, 2000

Great for First Year Educators!
I began using Morning Meeting [ASIN:1892989093 The Morning Meeting Book (Strategies for Teachers, 1)] as a part of my teacher education program last year and found it to be a great benefit for encouraging positive social interactions between my elementary students. ...

Teaching Children to Care: Classroom Management for Ethical and Academic Growth, K-8

Ruth Charney

Northeast Foundation for Children, 2002

Behavior Management Miracle Book
This book is fantastic. It offers plenty of wonderful tips and situations for constructing a healthy behavior management plan within your classroom. A definite must have.

Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers' Companion (2008)

Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association

Appalachian Trail Conservancy, 2008

Everything you need
If I had to cut my gear for an Appalachian Trail hike down to two items, I would carry water and the Companion. Seriously, I would take the Companion with me even on section hikes, and possibly even on a day hike. After a long week of hiking up and down mountains ...

Here is New York

E.B. White

Little Bookroom, 2000

A Love Letter to New York City
HERE IS NEW YORK is a truly spectacular 1948 essay that originally appeared in Holiday magazine. Written by E.B. White and named one of the ten best books ever written about New York, this is a quick read that will leave you years later savoring White's timeless ...